Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-13
NORFOLK.
The RECENT WRECK ANOTHER BODY
RECOVERED.
United States vessels-NavY-Yard Notes
Railroad Matters Personals
and Briefs.
lconsspondanoe ofthe Rlchmond DIspatChl

Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatchi
JANUARY II, 1887.
Intelligence from The peach to-day sites
that one more body has loatcd ashore from
the wreck OF the German ship Elzlpetn,
making tweuty-three bodies In all recover
ed. This morning Colonel Lamb tele-
grapbed 10 Captain Poyner TO transfer tne
eighteen bodies OF the crew OF the Eillf
beth 20 the Virginia Beach Hotel, a1d thl'
afternoon eighteen collins viii be sent down
TO put The remains In, after when lhey VIII
be brought 10 Norfolk and buried 10 hla'
wood cemetery. The body OF Captain Hal
LeIstadt was brought 10 the city during tne
night, and will be sent 10 Baltimore on the
Bay Line steamer tonight. The WrecAlDS-
,tean er Job T. Wilson arrived this morn
ing with a cargo OF the material recOVere1
from the wreck. over 1000 OH barrels
have beer washed ashore and others are
coming ashore hourly. The wrecked snip
+ .tll in about the same position a. Wn'h
she went ashore, but has sunk so that tne
waves wash over Ter, and oil hopes OF
saving the vessel have been Abandoned
She is gradually going N pieces.
Colonel Lamb, the German Consul, na'
been telegraphed 10 10y the owners OF the
shin inquiring the number OF families lelt
destitute by tue liie.sayers who persisted IN
try ing To succor those on board the llFiated
vessel, and replied today giving the names
ard number. Captain William Lander,
underN riters' agent, who is on the beach IN
The interest Of the underwriters, will get
through with his work to-day and return
70 the city tonight. The several llfe-saying
cfiicinls from Washington have about com
pleied their work OF re0rganlzlng the sta
lions and roequipping them With life saving
appliances in place Of those lost by the clp-
sizing Of the boats, snd will return TO the
city tonight.
The Uuiled States steamer Dolphin,
Commander g. +. Wilde, expects to leave
the nayy.yard tomorrow mornlngand pro
coed 10 Hampton Roads. All the engineer
officers OF the ship were changed last week.
The GalCna left the ward yesterday alter
noon and at once put u sea, and the Dol
phin follows her t. the Caribbean sea.
81 here both will be engaged for some time
in taking deep-sea sOunGings.
TNeniy.slX men were discharged from
the steam engineering department OF the
word lJst night. The only work at the yard
now is on the flagship Trenton. Al the
Council committees Of the two cities left
last night to appear before the Naval
committee in Washington to-day, IL - to
he hOped that the mission may result in
having more work ordered here very
specdily, the United States steamer Ossi-
nee, il possible, as .he will be m the Road
very shortly from three-yeUs' cruise In
China to so out OF commission and be re-
paired
The Board at the Cu,tOm-hOu,e continues
to-day the examination OF applicants for
United States boilerinspcctOr Of this dis
trict. Judge Hughes Is not present, aud
Supcrvising-In Inspector Curran and COL
hector Mayo are conducting the eXamlnl-
rion.
The officers Of the Atlantic and Dlnyile
Railroad Company appeared before the
City Council OF Portsmouth last night aud
pctitioued the Board to order an election
to appropriate $4,000 to the stock OF the
road. Action was deferred until next
Tuesday night, when the Council will I'M
dOubttdly order the election. Mr.. Tilar,
ne president, says the company desires 10
make Portsmouth harbOr the eastern termi.
nus Of The road, and will have it, princi.
pal Offices there and eXpend about 100000
in the erection Of shops, rOuud-hOuses, and
other buildings in or near the city limits. The
company ask for bonds OF tue city, payable
ia thirty years. at five per cent. interest.
The road will Iun from Portsmouth to
suffolk, Jerusalem, and Hick,ford, almost
a straight line.
The snow continues on the ground Seve-
raj inches deep, and the eastern, southern.
end western branches Of the Elizabeth
river are frozen over, aud such a length
InCd season for sleighing has not been
known for many years.
Ibe farmers OF the county are complain
inc very much Of the loss Of sheep by the
depTedatiOns OF dogs,
\ negro man named sandy Dean, en-.
plo, I'd st the coll-yard 81 Ttyior e Co., j.
missing, and It is believed he iellOyerbolrd
aud vas drowned lat Thursday night.
Hampton Roads is reported full Oi dri.t.
ice from James river.
The county supervisors yesterday order.
ed n @ court house and jail TO be removed
from The citg Of Portsmouth, and appoint.
I'd q committee to sell the present bnildi1g'
ana build new ones on site selected in
The ccrtTcof the county several years ago
when The vote OF the people was taken to
remove the courthouse.
4 schooner named Marks, bOuni from
Jacksonville 80 New York Wi.h lumber, l..
reported IL distress in ihc vicinity ~ Cane
Hsiteras, having encountered severe gate,
and lost saiI-, boats. &C., ana is ielkin.
badly. TIE crew 81 DuTsnt's lie-slYins
station ia in communication with The
schooner. G..